Russia wants to include the Internet under revised definitions for...

Russia wants to include the Internet under revised definitions for the International Telecommunication Regulations, said a Russian language copy of a proposal to the December World Conference on International Telecommunications we obtained. Russia cited an outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society to back its proposal that said a government has the sovereign right to manage the Internet and national domain names in its territory, an unofficial translation said. The proposal also calls for language that requires other governments and operating agencies to cooperate in the development of the Internet on its territory. The proposed text would also require governments and operating agencies to cooperate on the security, integrity and sustainability of the national segments of the Internet. It also said governments have equal rights in the international distribution of Internet addressing and identification resources.